UBI EasyCoder 91 Installation & Operation Manual

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22UBI EasyCoder 91 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1Chapter 2 Windows DriversApplicationNotesWith a few exceptions due to the limited physical size ofthe label or tag, your EasyCoder 91 will work like anymatrix or laser printer operating under Windows 3.1x orWindows 95. However, before starting, please read thefollowing information.Margins (left, right, top, and bottom)It is important to set the margins in your application.These should normally be set to zero to allow for print-ing on the entire full-width label.Narrow Labels and Left MarginThe printer will start printing at the extreme left edge ofthe label path (compare matrix or laser printers). How-ever, labels in EasyCoder 91 are centred to the middle.Thus, to print on a narrow label it will be necessary toset the left margin, i.e., move the print to the right.In UBI LabelShop, you will have to specify a full widthlabel and design the layout considering the actual widthof the narrow label.Label Length AutoadjustThe EasyCoder 91 is automatically measuring the labellength by feeding two blank labels the first time a formis sent to the printer from a Windows application after apower-up. This value remains stored in memory as longas the power is on.Memory RestrictionsIf the print image is too large to fit in the printer's memory,the “Power” control lamp on the printer will turn orangeand an error message will appear on the screen. If thishappens, turn printer back “on-line” by pressing the Feedkey on the printer. When the “Power” lamp turns green,the printer is ready.To avoid memory overflow, reduce the amount of datasent to the printer by limiting the label size. Do not de-sign your label with a frame that prints along the edgesof the label, or too far to the right side of the label.To manage long labels, you can also increase the size ofthe image buffer by changing the memory allocation (seeM command in the EasyCoder 91 ProgrammingManual), possibly in combination with installation of amemory cartridge (see page 6).